Oh so topical! I recognise many of the yarns you’ve used there. I currently have 3 pairs on the go, all at different stages. I have a nagging feeling my relatives blanch at Christmas when they get another sock-sized squishy package to open…

I’ve found a partial personal solution by using the same yarn to knit 3 other things to give away to charity - baby hats look gorgeous in the self-patterned yarn, the miraculous surprise jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman, and a blanket using up all the odds and ends. I get to knit something simple and keep my hands busy (crucial for an inveterate fiddler), the charity gets much-needed funds, and someone gets something unusual for their baby. Win-win in my book.

Of course, you could just go on knitting socks and give those away to a charity close to your heart…